Israel orders US-based Christian TV channel off air
Jerusalem, IsraelAP Israeli regulators on Sunday announced they ordered a US-based evangelical broadcaster taken off the air, saying the channel hid its missionary agenda when it applied for a license. In his decision, Asher Biton, the chairman of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, said he had informed GOD TV on Thursday that it had […]
GOD TV spat exposes tensions between Israel, evangelicals
Jerusalem, IsraelAP An evangelical broadcaster who boasted of miraculously securing a TV license in Israel now risks being taken off the air over suspicions of trying to convert Jews to Christianity. The controversy over GOD TV has put both Israel and its evangelical Christian supporters in an awkward position, exposing tensions the two sides have […]